He said the village chief and his secretary were later sent to judicial custody and both were charged for threatening and also for extortion under section 506 and 386 IPC.

Wahlang, who was accused of practicing witchcraft in the village, was forcibly made to submit a written letter on October 2012 before the 'dorbar shnong' (village durbar) that he himself wanted to leave the village, police said.

It was also alleged that the old man had done this due to fear of boiling water being poured over him as threatened by the sordar and his aide.

Besides, the duo had also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on Wahlang after which he was forced to pay before leaving the village.

Earlier, Wahlang, father of nine, had sought the immediate intervention of the Additional Subordinate District Court into the matter which directed the village dorbar to refund the fine amount.